These fitness apps mean you don’t have to go anywhere or listen to sweaty men tell you how to workout

You don’t have to get in your car to get a workout. With a few clicks and less money than it costs to join a gym full of sweaty men who want to “help you,” you can pull up an expert personal trainer whenever you want — on your phone, tablet, computer screen, or big screen TV.

Choose the online studio that matches your style, goals, and interests, shop for the latest buttery soft leggings, and style a corner of your space for a bit of self-care, and this is no longer a hassle.

You can also choose from a vast array of workout styles, from a delicious ten-minute stretch to an hour-long HIIT (high-intensity interval training) class, or dance-inspired barre class. You can get deep into the various forms of yoga. Or just sculpt your abs.

It’s all out there. And the instructors are top-notch and easy on the eyes.

Here are the best fitness apps for seniors, women with busy schedules, or whoever you are today.

Future

Get a personal trainer online in a few clicks. Then work with that trainer virtually. When time and location are no longer an obstacle, you can work with the trainer who is perfect for you, your goals, and the body you have.

The Sculpt Society

With a focus on fun, dance, and building a long, lean body, The Sculpt Society is the creation of one woman, Megan Roup, who was bored with everything else out there. Her goal is to empower women through movement to have more confidence and strength.

Daily Burn

This online gym has a bit of everything. Want to try Barre? Looking to tone up in the minimum time required? Interested in pilates or yoga? There is a series or an instructor here for you. There’s a 30-day trial so you can see if it’s for you and it’s less than $8 a month after that.

If you don’t have an in-home studio, there are audio workouts you can take with you. Have a treadmill or bike? Join a class or put on headphones for in-ear coaching.  There are workout plans to take you where you want to go, whether that’s the yoga mat, HIIT, rock-solid abs, strength training, and more. Or feel free to dabble in everything. There’s a new live class every day at 9 a.m.

Obe Fitness

If your workout vibe is pastel and neon, this is your place. Come here for the yoga, Pilates, strength training, running, HIIT, and just about every other method of getting in shape and stay for the mellow, colorful mood. You can sign up for a monthly schedule and follow along. Join one of the many daily live classes. Or just show up and grab a workout – live or canned – that appeals to today’s mood. The instructors are adorable and upbeat. Everyone is having fun. If a health club that offers a Two Queens in Heels workout filmed in a neon-lit studio sounds like your jam, get in here.

C25K

Want to run a 5K? A good coach will help you get you there? Here is that coach. This app will take you from couch potato to running a 5K. (That’s it’s actual claim.) It’s laser focused on that goal. All you do is follow along and it will get you there . Load the app, put on some headphones, and walk when it says walk. Run when it says run. It’s designed for people who are just taking up running. It even includes music designed for the pace you’re setting today. The folks who make this app also make similarly focused apps for training you to do pushups, sit ups, and more.

Gaia

Gaia has been in the business of teaching yoga through video for a long time. These reputable classes now stream on just about any device, including your phone. You’ll find yoga classes here taught by some of the world’s yoga elite and filmed in beautiful locations around the world. Gaia has also become a content channel featuring documentaries on mind-expanding topics. This is a great place to start your yoga – or meditation – practice, whatever style calls to you and to explore your spiritual growth.  There are also classes in Qui Gong, Tai Chi, Pilates, and more.

Alo Moves

You might be more familiar with Alo yoga clothing than Alo yoga teachers but the Alo Moves online yoga studio is just as pretty as the clothing. If mellow, gorgeous, and chill is the vibe you look for in a real-world workout space, you are going to love this place. The yoga runs the gamut from 10-minute, strength-training snacks to intensive full-course meals of intensity with world-famous yoga masters. Oh, there’s also Pilates, strength training, HIIT, and more – all blended with a hint of yoga. The instructors are gorgeous. The sets are varied, mellow, and stunning. The workouts are hardcore but chill at the same time. And if you want mindfulness training with your fitness, this is the spot.

Nike Training Club

All the programs and workouts here are run by Nike Master trainers and they will take you from where you are now to fit. All you have to do is show up and do it. Cardio, HIIT, Yoga, strength training, and more. This app also teaches nutrition and coaches you on the way to wellness, mindfulness, and better sleep. There are 185 classes here, all high-quality and – here’s the part you’re going to like – it’s all free right now because the site is “evolving as the world is evolving.”

Neou Fitness

There’s a schedule running across the top of this site that’s a meeting ground for fitness celebs that shows what classes will be live this week and when. So if you want to take a real class, led by an inspiring fitness leader and you don’t who that person is yet, this is where you will find that experience. There are also canned classes so if you show up and want a class with the Barre(d) studio, CrossFit world champion Annie Thorisdottir, any one of dozens of elite athletes, or other fitness personalities, you’ll find them here, too. Also? If you have a cardio machine – elliptical, bike, etc – there are workouts for that. High-quality video is shot in real studios.

Pelotin Fitness

You don’t need a Pelotin machine to tap the famous Pelotin bike workouts. In fact, you don’t need any kind of bike. There are plenty on non-machine workouts at the Pelotin online studio. There’s everything from meditation to strength training. Of course, there are plenty of bike and treadmill workouts and you can follow along on them without a Pelotin machine. But there are also a seemingly endless supply of yoga, bootcamp, stretching, and more. There are even audio-only classes you can take outside as you run or walk. Maybe these classes will convince you to buy a Pelotin bike. Or maybe you’ll just let wealthier folks subsidize these incredible instructors.

Fiton

Take a quick survey on your fitness level and goals and get right to it. This app is a lot like the others here with a couple of notable differences. 1. It’s not as flashy. 2. It’s free.

Fair trade? I think so. It’s loaded with workouts – whether you want a 10-minute ab burn, a yoga practice, some help with strength training, or an intense 45-minute HIIT class. It’s easy to find classes that fit what you want and where you are because that initial interview sets up a schedule for you. Many of the classes are taught by celebrity fitness experts. It offers nutrition advice, too. And it tracks your progress. You can pay for a Pro plan and get custom music or just stick with the free membership for as long as you want.

Strava

If your bike or running shoes are the gym you’ve chosen but you want some coaching, performance data, and run buddies, download the Strava app. Start the app at the beginning of your workout to get oodles of tasty data on your performance, heart rate, distance, elevation, and more (depending on your smartwatch, head unit, or other gear you connect Strava to.) You can also connect with like-minded athletes virtually and set up some friendly online competitions and training support. You might even find an online group to join. And because so many people use it and log their routes, you can use it to find new paths for your cycle or run.

Seven

No time? Little motivation? But you still want to be healthy and fit, right? Seven might be the very thing. Each workout is only seven minutes long. But that’s an intense seven minutes. So, if your life is also intense and leaves you little time to pull up a yoga mat or lace up your sneakers, open this app and follow along. You take a ten-minute break a couple of times a day, right? That’s time to get a workout and a glass of water. This app doesn’t even leave the motivation to you. It pesters you through your phone to do a workout. No equipment is required. And you can connect with your friends on here for fun and even more motivation.